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Amazon Warehouse Workers Prepare for Historic Union Vote

Workers at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, have begun the rerun of a historic union election after the U.S. labor regulator ordered a new vote.

An employee packs a box at an Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center. Photo: Bloomberg.

When Globalization Meets Just-in-Time in the Medical Supply Chain

Michael Einhorn, chief executive of Dealmed, has been troubled for a good long while about the strategies commonly deployed when it comes to the supply chain for medical supplies.

A health care professional prepares a medical swab test. Photo: Getty.

Eight Ways Businesses Can Stop Child Labor in Their Supply Chains

Companies have been prioritizing environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals in an effort to meet stakeholder demands. As Year Three of the COVID-19 pandemic approaches, however, this goal is becoming more difficult to meet.

Child laborers harvest fair-trade organic cotton in a field near Benvar, Burkina Faso. In Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries in the world, lucrative premiums for organic and fair traden cotton has — perversely — created incentives for exploitation. Photo: Bloomberg.

U.S. Producer Prices Jump Higher Than Forecast

Prices paid to U.S. producers jumped in January by more than forecast, pointing to persistent inflationary pressures as companies contend with supply chain and labor constraints.

Tires move along a conveyor belt. Photo: Getty.

What Is CO2 Removal? How to Avoid Buying Dodgy Carbon Offsets

The challenge of carbon removal is overwhelming.

A driver prepares to attach a chassis to a zero emission electric truck at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

Protesters to End Border Blockades as Trudeau’s Threats Hit Home

Vaccine-mandate protesters at two border crossings in Western Canada plan to leave after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government invoked emergency powers that could freeze their bank accounts and suspend their insurance.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo: Bloomberg.

U.S.-Mexico Spat Threatens Avocado Shortage

The great avocado affair of 2022 began with a little-noticed weekend press release from Mexico’s Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry. The U.S. was shutting down imports of avocados from Mexico’s top producing region because one of its inspectors received a threatening phone call.

A close up view of avocados. Photo: Canva.

Auto Suppliers Cry Foul, Saying Carmakers Want a Bigger Cut

The anti-vaccine protests that choked off a critical trade route between the U.S. and Canada last week are just the latest drama for an auto supply chain increasingly fraught with tension.

Cradles transport automobile bodies on the engine wedding line inside a Ford Motor Co. factory. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: Extending ESG Compliance Across the Entire Supply Chain

Brandon Owens, vice president sustainability with Insight Sourcing Group, describes the challenge of meeting environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements in global supply chains, especially with regard to measuring the carbon emissions of independent vendors and suppliers.

Extending ESG Compliance Across the Entire Supply Chain

The Key to On-Time Delivery Is a Single Source of Truth

Enterprise resource planning technology can help organizations meet the demands of OTIF.

Big Green Brands Have a Dirty Supplier Problem, CDP Says

Many big brands with green ambitions don’t know the carbon impacts of their supply chain, a new report shows.

Canada Bridge Reopens After Five-Day Protest

The Ambassador Bridge that links Canada with the U.S. has reopened, clearing the largest trade artery between the two countries after a five-day protest shut it down.

Commercial trucks and passenger vehicles drive across Ambassador Bridge on the Canada-U.S. border in Windsor, Ontario. The bridge connects Windsor to Detroit and facilitates over 30% of all Canada-U.S. road trade. Photo: Bloomberg.

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